Chapter 15. Swimming by Undulation

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Chapter 1. The Best Way to Travel 1
5. Chapter 2. Muscle, the Motor 15
6. Chapter 3. Energy Requirements for Locomotion 38
7. Chapter 4. Consequences of Size Differences 53
8. Chapter 5. Methods for the Study of Locomotion 68
9. Chapter 6. Alternative Techniques for Locomotion on Land 86
10. Chapter 7. Walking, Running, and Hopping 103
11. Chapter 8. Climbing and Jumping 146
12. Chapter 9. Crawling and Burrowing 166
13. Chapter 10. Gliding and Soaring 181
14. Chapter 11. Hovering 209
15. Chapter 12. Powered Forward Flight 224
16. Chapter 13. Moving on the Surface of Water 240
17. Chapter 14. Swimming with Oars and Hydrofoils 249
18. Chapter 15. Swimming by Undulation 266
19. Chapter 16. Swimming by Jet Propulsion 288
20. Chapter 17. Buoyancy 301
21. Chapter 18. Aids to Human Locomotion 316
22. Chapter 19. Epilogue 327
23. References 333
24. Index 367